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DHS is investigating a significant data breach that may have exposed the personal information of about 40,000 employees, including roughly 10,000 ICE personnel and over 20,000 CBP workers such as Border Patrol agents. An anti-fascist hacking group called "Department of Peace" claimed responsibility for obtaining this data, which includes names, titles, locations, phone numbers, and email addresses. The leak occurred against a backdrop of heightened concerns about government cybersecurity following similar breaches involving Pentagon personnel records.

Written by AI on 2026-10-29, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On October 28, 2026, the leak website Distributed Denial of Secrets released data on more than 41,000 personnel from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including thousands involved in immigration enforcement like ICE and CBP. The leaked information includes names, work addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of DHS staff. The hacktivist group "The Department of Peace" claimed responsibility, arguing that since government employees have their data, it is fair to share theirs. DHS has started an investigation into the breach, while some hackers are developing search tools for public use. The Icelandic hosting company FlokiNET received a request from DHS to take down or limit access to this information due to security risks, but decided against it.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is investigating a potentially massive data breach that may have exposed the identities and contact information of tens of thousands of employees, sources told Fox News. uncertain

sources → investigate → News

The suspected breach, which sources described as a "catastrophic" security incident, may have exposed the names, titles, locations and, in some cases, phone numbers and email addresses of approximately 40,000 DHS employees and contractors, including roughly 10,000 ICE personnel, according to sources familiar with the data. uncertain

sources → suspect → data

The data also includes records associated with more than 20,000 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employees, including Border Patrol personnel. asserted

data → include → personnel

Multiple sources confirmed the authenticity of portions of the data. asserted

sources → confirm → data

The data leak website Distributed Denial of Secrets said Wednesday it had released information about the employees. asserted

it → say → employees

Fox News independently confirmed that the leaked records include the names of several undercover ICE agents working in different parts of the country. asserted

records → confirm → country

An anti-fascist hacking group calling itself the "Department of Peace" claimed responsibility for obtaining the data. asserted

group → call → data

"DHS is aware of a potential breach and is actively working to address the situation swiftly and effectively," a department spokesperson told Fox News. asserted

spokesperson → work → News

"We take all security threats against our employees and officers seriously and will work to ensure all are properly protected," the statement continued. asserted

statement → take → employees

"We will update the public when more information is available." asserted

information → update → public

Distributed Denial of Secrets co-founder Emma Best said in a statement that a tool had been developed to allow the public to search the data, saying it would "replace anonymity with accountability." The Department of Peace said in its own statement that DHS employees "have our information, so it's only fair that we have theirs" and that it hoped the data "can be used to limit further harm by the DHS and supports all efforts in that direction." The reported breach comes amid broader concerns about the security of government personnel records. asserted

breach → say → records

Last month, a Pentagon personnel database breach exposed sensitive personal information belonging to more than 2.76 million living U.S. military and civilian personnel and 294,000 deceased individuals. asserted

breach → expose → personnel

Unauthorized users accessed unencrypted files containing Social Security numbers and military or civilian employment information between October 2025 and July 2026, a Pentagon official previously confirmed to Fox News. asserted

official → access → News

Fox News Digital's Brittany Miller and Fox News' Liz Friden, along with Reuters, contributed to this report. asserted

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